Orthopedics
Orthopedics
Orthopedics (pronounced: or-tho-pee-diks), also spelled Orthopaedics, is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments. The term originates from the Greek words "orthos", meaning straight, and "paideia", meaning rearing of children.
Etymology
The term "Orthopedics" was coined by French physician Nicholas Andry in 1741, from the Greek words "orthos" (meaning straight) and "paideia" (meaning rearing of children). The term was originally used to describe the practice of straightening and correcting body deformities in children.
Related Terms
- Bone: The rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton.
- Joint: The area where two bones are attached for the purpose of permitting body parts to move.
- Ligament: The fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones.
- Muscle: A tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- Skeletal System: The framework of the body, consisting of bones and other connective tissues, which protects and supports the body tissues and internal organs.
- Physiotherapy: The treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.
- Rheumatology: A specialty of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases.
- Arthroscopy: A minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope.
- Osteopathy: A type of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of muscle tissue and bones.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Orthopedics
- Wikipedia's article - Orthopedics
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski